Bátonyterenye () is a district in eastern part of

Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest ( ...

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Bátonyterenye Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, under the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Zagyva river. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 11,296 (see Demographics). The town located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo ra ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Bátonyterenye District borders with

Salgótarján District Salgótarján () is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. '' Salgótarján'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Salgótarj� ...

to the north and west,

Pétervására District Pétervására () is a district created in 2013 in the north-western part of Heves County. '' Pétervására'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geo ...

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Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

)'' to the east,

Gyöngyös District Gyöngyös () is a district in central-western part of Heves County. ''Gyöngyös'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district is a part of Mát ...

''(Heves County)'' to the south,

Pásztó District Pásztó () is a district in south-eastern part of Nógrád County. ''Pásztó'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary, Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Pász ...

to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.

Municipalities

The district has 1

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the

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was 101/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000). Total population (2011 census): 21,789
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 20,878 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

: 18,766 (89.88%) *

Gypsies {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , ...

: 1,775 (8.50%) *Others and indefinable: 337 (1.61%) Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011,

' *Catholic – 10,453 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 10,400;

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– 53); *

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– 398; *

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– 189; *other religions – 284; *

Non-religious Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...

– 4,468; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...

– 219; *''Undeclared'' – 5,778.

Gallery

File:New Town Hall, Bátonyterenye.JPG,

, Town Hall File:Gyürky-Solymossy Kastély.jpg, Gyürky-Solymossy Mansion in Bátonyterenye File:1145.jpg, View of

Szuha Szuha is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, the bottom of the north side of the Galya-tető peak, beside the Galya creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 550 (see Demographics). The village is located 3 ...

File:Szentkúti római katolikus templom (Nagyboldogasszony) (6722. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Our Lady Church in Szentkút (

Mátraverebély Mátraverebély is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside the Zagyva river, between the Cserhát and Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1752 (see Demographics). The main road 21 goes across the village, whic ...

)

References

External links

Postal codes of the Bátonyterenye District
Districts in Nógrád County {{Nograd-geo-stub